# Arete-27B vs Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> Arete-27B scores 55.1 (C) to Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Arete-27B scores 55.1 (C) on agent readiness against Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Arete-27B: C 55.1, rank #123 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arete-27b.min.md
- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct: E 41.8, rank #158 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-omni-30b-a3b-instruct.min.md
- Arete-27B, good for Agents that want Qwen3.8-27B's coding and tool use without its handling of politically sensitive topics, on a 24 GB card or a 128 GB machine Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 63 against 26.
- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Agents on a machine with about 96 GB to spare that need one local model to hear, see and answer by voice Ahead on Reach, 55 against 50.

| Category | Arete-27B | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 50 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 63 | 26 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Arete-27B | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nous Research | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Last release | 2026-11-06 | 2025-09-22 |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Arete-27B +37: Arete-27B 63 (Model card 8, no limitations, context length, languages or cut-off.); Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct 26 (Model card 11, intended use, architecture, parameters and languages are there, limitations, context and a cut-off aren't.)
- Reach, Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct +5: Arete-27B 50 (Memory 10, the only build from Nous Research is the 54.7 GB BF16 release, which needs about 66 GB and fits the reference machine.); Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct 55 (Memory earns 10, because the only build is the 70.5 GB BF16 checkpoint, about 85 GB with a fifth added, which fits only the reference machine's band.)